Here's What You Need To Know About Net Neutrality

[@ashleyhagl2617]

Thank you you for speaking on this issue. I appreciate you guys being present on these issues. Much love guys!

[@williestyle35]

Yeah, they really "spoke up" well after anyone could affect the outcome.

[@HienTran-su7ex]

Thanks for putting this out there, Screen Junkies. This is an issue that cannot be taken lightly.

[@MadamGojira]

What really upsets me is this idea that 5 people can speak for the millions of people who clearly don't want this. Clearly the FCC chairman is treating this like a huge joke. All that corrupt prick wants is to get it repealed and go back to his job at Verizon and get a huge bonus.

[@anitamathew8083]

Ajit Pai, was appointed to be the head of the FCC by the President of the United States, who was given the authority to do so by the American people, through its Democratic process. The FCC repealing Net Neutrality is our Democracy working. If this upsets you, don't blame democracy; blame the people who voted for a candidate who was clearly aligned with huge cooperations and who appointed a former lawyer of an internet service provider to head the governing body that regulates internet service providers. It is not as though Donald Trump did not know where Ajit Pai's alliance was when he picked him either. This is what Donald Trump wanted and the voters gave him the power to implement it.

[@TridentLandStudios]

FCC chairman was appointed by Obama...

[@MadamGojira]

I probably worded it incorrectly. I mostly mean 5 people speaking for a majority of us and ignoring most of the polls and outcry of the American people regarding net neutrality. That's what i intended to say. I did fix it to make my point more clear.

[@albertnormal6834]

+bluefurr: Wheeler was Obama's chairman. Trump appointed Ajit.

[@MK-oz2lf]

#democratizeTheEnterprise

[@kylerudden6242]

Dan Murrell for President 2020

[@CJhpkns]

Kyle Rudden lol and #Defranco2024.

[@jacqychan]

as someone who lives in Indonesia, TRUST ME you don't want to lose internet neutrality, it's a bit late for us but save yourself americans!

[@AssassinNate23]

im a republican and i 100% agree with what Dan is saying.

[@TiagoAMGomes]

That's because this should not be a partisan issue.

[@baymcculloch]

AssassinNate23 here here!

[@MsCamo2]

Adam B what?

[@poit57]

Me too. Not sure how anyone could turn this into a partisan issue other than the fact that the FCC chair who personally has ISP ties happens to also be Republican.

[@TiagoAMGomes]

Adam B People are mad because the government is giving corporations the freedom to control and fuck over the people.

[@b2manatees]

Comcast is probably rubbing their greedy little hands together like a Disney villain right now.

[@b2manatees]

Oh, you're likely right.

[@b2manatees]

That Fox deal is not good for fans of film. My opinion of course.

[@GOATTalk-oq2kq]

ManateeAdvocate welp we didn't get fox asserts so guess what plan B. Smh sad this country is going through some rough times

[@b2manatees]

Exactly SemajandHearts. It's not like it's hard to understand (all the bullshit that's happening on a DAILY basis), rather it's just hard to accept/stomach.

[@MrHuck]

This crap passes and those kind of changes happen. They can F off. I’ll get rid of all my internet. Back to a flip phone.

[@melvinlinderoth7108]

Joe as always translating things from political language to nerd language

[@AllyMonsters]

This will affect the porn industry the most.

[@loyaltyislove_]

I didn't even think of that

[@Jay-jb2vr]

SuperShanko yup.....

[@inkstainedlips]

Thank you for speaking out about this and educating your viewers.

[@williestyle35]

"Speaking out"? As in covering this vital story, after anyone could affect it?

[@inkstainedlips]

Congress can stop it (I doubt Republicans will though because they like their corporate donations too much) and it can be blocked in court. People can still call their state reps.

[@williestyle35]

What would calling my State representatives have to do with a FCC ruling? My state legislature doesn't interact with the FCC.

[@luckfield2135]

For anyone in the US, please reach out to your congressional representatives. Congress can still block this and we need to make our voices heard if we want to continue to enjoy and support content creators like Screen Junkies.

[@npcimknot958]

2 women who made a good arguement and 3 million regular people who voiced their opinion lost to 3 men who were greedy.. and claimed "reverse psychology'.. companies won't do it.. they don't want to be outed.. and we can catch those companies!.. ya.. ok there. sad.

[@slenderhatesmillennials195]

What does gender have to do with anything?

[@reedstoltz5112]

I'm glad you guys made this video, it doesn't have to do with movies but is an important thing to discuss.

[@hindsightpov4218]

The rich are still getting richer. The poor are still getting poorer.

[@inspectorspacetime2643]

HindsightPOV that is what they want.

[@TiagoAMGomes]

But don't worry, poor people. The money will trickle down eventually... NOT!

[@tb1391]

Adam B Net neutrality is a regulation for companies. Now that it's repealed it gives the companies more of a reason to charge more, hurting the poor the most. Net neutrality is good for the poor, its demise is good for internet providers and their pockets.

[@asiantaxevasion1042]

Adam B Consumers getting hit affects producers more than consumers when producers get hit. That’s also basic economics.

[@HrabeSowir]

Adam B I can't tell I you're just trolling or you are plain stupid.

[@pigmiwarriorentertainment274]

1) The only ones who potentially benefit from this are the massive cable companies 2) Everyone else in the world (who uses the internet) has a lot to lose & nothing to gain 3) The 'independent' FCC members who voted for this repeal have close ties to the massive cable companies This isn't about politics or anything else. It's about people voting for something that'll make them a lot of money at the expense of everyone else. Unless you own a significant number of shares in a cable company or you don't use the internet you will be worse off. That means Republicans, Democrats, Americans & non-Americans

[@tankaction438]

Thanks SJN for being aware and informing the users.

[@laagachunarimeindaag]

I'm mildly relieved that I live in the UK, but I'm sure this will have global consequences:(

[@brandonclark7633]

Pretty sure this will affect UK in the future. Then we have Net Neutrality and Brexit to look forward to. What a great time to be alive.

[@laagachunarimeindaag]

Oh I know... I really can't seem to be able to cope with all this excitement! I understand that this is probably human nature, but why can't we just let things be?!

[@GreysDen]

Prepare for the ripple effect.

[@dexfrancolini4734]

Damn am I glad I live in the UK

[@JLeoni96]

Dex Francolini we may follow suit.

[@reggiediggy8341]

Would Australia be affected? I live here and idk tbh

[@dexfrancolini4734]

whiteknight723 the rules are much more lenient here and if Brexit happens they will have more pressing concerns then a working internet system

[@dexfrancolini4734]

Reggie Diggy search it it up while you still can before it may cost you

[@matthewpratt2656]

With the current government isn't inevitable if they see the US suceed

[@888fluffy]

So basically, mid-low income people, yall fucked

[@SKITTLESJ023]

Rom It's always been that way.

[@joshkee5733]

I'm a poor person. It doesn't affect me in the least. The internet is a luxury that once goes to high I turn it off

[@romxxii]

no it won't. Tiered services will just continue to widen the divide between the haves and have-nots. I should know, I live in a country where the Internet is divided into Facebook-only and those with actual data plans.

[@joshkee5733]

I guess short term memory. We didn't have those tiers of internet service pre-2015. Honestly I don't see it working well in any market. I think the average person would turn off the home internet. Stick with the phone. I know its what I'd do

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

This is now my #1 issue next election

[@jordanz1551]

I’m in eighth grade this year and I’m thinking that if this continues, I might not be able to do homework because everything I do is on the internet.

[@joshkee5733]

Don't worry. You can still do your research the old fashion way. Assignments can be done via paper/pencil

[@lisamortini8567]

Also, books.

[@joshkee5733]

Aahhh yes books. Encyclopedia and stuff. Man that brings me back to jr high and high school

[@Samuel-I]

March to the library. The Dewey decimal system is timeless.

[@kristymacias2064]

We need that last 'Dan rant' on every screen now. People need to feel that passion about this issue. If nothing else, send that one email, make that one call and do your small part to stand against this repeal.

[@darthnegan1459]

Spencer hit it on the head with "Super Gamer Fun Package" at first. Our demise will be veiled in opportunity. Remember that kissing usually comes before the f@#king. Thanks for making this video, Guys & Gals!

[@romxxii]

I live in a country without Net Neutrality, and "100 GB of monthly KZbin bandwidth" is considered a "feature" in our ISP packages.

[@ch33rylips]

Dan snapped, go off, sir!

[@TheCamcamTV]

This is not okay. Yes the internet was okay 2 years ago but companies are becoming more and more powerful (i.e DISNEY today). Companies given the opportunity to put themselves at an advantage over others will do so. Anyone who thinks otherwise is honestly dumb. This isn’t a matter of opinion. Companies WILL do this.

[@drpepperman2765]

Cameren Ceniceros Big business isn't good for modern day America, but people will constantly argue that they need that extra money in order to bring more jobs to the US, even though the companies are making record profits right now and they still are not investing in US jobs. Fuck. Big. Business. And fuck Aijit Pai too

[@Ladygothii12]

I know I can't punch people in the face, but I can day dream....

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

Tell someone put the ban on what you can dream.

[@rickduder4585]

My life 'did suffer without Screen Junkies!

[@michaelbalsamo9806]

thank you screen junkies. have been calling my reps all day.

[@leftistbeat]

Thanks for addressing this issue, Screen Junkies. I've been calling my representatives and sharing info on social media for the past couple months now. I own a small online business and without net neutrality it will suffer. I'll comment from my business channel as well to help boost this video

[@SergioSilva-vr6tx]

Thank you for covering this topic today

[@gallantcp]

Its disheartening how many us politicians are bought and paid for

[@Spthomas47]

I've wished for a long long time it had been written "separation of church, big business and state" (._. )

[@apollo4657]

Well done SJU. 👊🏻👌🏻

[@FonzieProductions]

I'm glad you posted this video. Net Neutrality is an important protection that needs to be preserved.

[@arkadiuszkaczmarek518]

That's a lot of subs! Congrats, man!

[@SabeFett]

Thank you for bringing up this topic. This is so, so vital (as you said). It’s really scary.

[@LuisPJ]

it weird see discussions in a dichotomy between Disney & Net Neutrality

[@612malka]

When this was introduced in india we fought back to the point where it became the largest campaign ever. We managed to fight it off. But this sets a bad precedent for other countries who will try to push it again

[@timkoglin6875]

I normally hate it when you guys, and other entertainers, take big political stands, but I really appreciate the serious, tempered manner that you approached this issue. Keep it up Screen Junkies

[@WACKYWALLY666]

Nice encapsulation of a troubling issue, THANKS!

[@randomgirlreviews]

Dan's rants are awesome!

[@Shanegmahon2]

Well said guys (Dan especially!), thanks for this

[@Heymattheww]

I’m really glad you guys are speaking up about this. I feel like it’s been swept under the rug by most media outlets

[@williestyle35]

Yeah, if your idea of "speaking up" is to make some video, after anyone could affect the outcome.

[@rodramirez4539]

Thank you, for being so informative on this issue. Everyone should be made aware of this. It affects us all!!

[@williestyle35]

Yeah, so informative, after anyone could affect the outcome of the FCC vote.

[@retloclive9118]

Dang Spencer. That was DARK.

[@cynthialivingston4849]

But not inaccurate.

[@chadlee5680]

Thanks for the information

[@sweatymilk8618]

Well said, Dan.

[@DravenG96]

This still has to go through the courts and Congress right? Also, last I heard people on both parties are against the FCC on this. Don't give up hope yet lads....

[@joshkee5733]

Courts not really. Congress yes. Congress will have the final say in this. The courts will only come into play if someone sues the govt over it. Since Congress hasn't done anything yet no one will.

[@albertnormal6834]

Congress doesn't HAVE to do anything. If they say/do nothing, the FCC decision will stand. However, some congressmen/women are already drafting measures to force a vote to confirm or deny the FCC ruling.

[@julieharden2433]

The ACLU is suing the Federal Government, so hopefully this will get caught up the courts until we can votes these guys out.

[@joshkee5733]

The ACLU will sue over anything. The FCC is in its rights to do this. Just be a bug wast of time if true cause the only people who can change anything is Congress.

[@jerrycornelius3466]

Respect for a passionate and informed item.

[@mutecitymusic]

Thank you Screen Junkies ~ My business is based online and creators like us need a free and open internet in order to earn $$$, cultivate a fan-base, and address important issues/ideas/etc without the risk of censorship. We appreciate your time and support!

[@Anbesolify]

Dan is right this is FREE SPEECH that we are being denied of.

[@joshkee5733]

No one is infringing your right to say anything. The internet is a service not a right. If you have access to the internet, then yes you have the freedom to express yourself. If you do not well there other ways of expression.

[@yahyarajaee5883]

Guys it’s not about parties anymore. It will affect your lives. Health care, Tax Plan and now this. I’m not living in the US but you guys have to fight this. This is not an option

[@LightsCameraKonkle]

Well put all!!

[@mylescalvert6661]

Isn't the option to pay $ to have access to all ScreenJunkies content (ScreenJunkies+) similar to the concept of ISP's tiering their options? Pay less = view certain content. Pay more = see all content. Businesses being businesses. I love ScreenJunkies I just find this ironic. I could be making an unfair comparison though.

[@mylescalvert6661]

Darewin Ocampo Well said. But my understanding of repealing net neutrality (which for the record if I lived in the US I would certainly fight against its repeal) doesn't involve taking away the Internet as a communication tool and information source for anyone.

[@mylescalvert6661]

Darewin Ocampo If the repeal does go through (i'm routing for you guys that it doesn't), a silver lining might be if ISPs offer a bronze package of some kind that senior citizens (some of who primarily use the internet to send emails and post pictures of their grand kids) or others with low income households can take advantage of to save significant money for their budget annually. That might be too optimistic of these companies though, but it's a real possibility I suppose.

[@agusti92]

But that already happens, and it's called having plans with different velocities. What we are discussing is opening the possibility of discriminating content and adjusting speeds within the velocities you already paid for.

[@TheMrBluetones]

Appreciate you guys taking on this topic. It is tumultuous, and for the strangest reasons. I would line up, probably moderate right, I like to see things on both sides of the line of division and hope that there are others out there that do the same. What Dan said around the 10 minute mark is spot on. Something like this removes a basic tenant of free speech because they are allowing people to legally impose bias onto their customers.. Hopefully this doesn't take off. Hopefully, as this progresses through various procedures and even state law suits it gets shut down.

[@vi5129]

SO IMPORTANT

[@kpag3030]

Dan nailed it on that one. Well said

[@comicsembraced9159]

From one Dan to another...Thank you for being so awesome. I could listen to you for hours! You Always tend to hit every feeling I have on everything you say...Maybe it's a Dan thing...lmao! Thank you so much for being who you are and thank you screen junkies for being my favorite reviewers on the soon to be Nazi Internet. This really sucks and we as people need to speak up and call your local and state representatives. I've done it many times it only takes a couple of minutes just be respectful when stating your case. We HAVE to fight this!

[@comicsembraced9159]

P.S This isn't a Democrat or Republican problem this is HUMAN problem. You have to fight for what's right and this is a SERIOUS issue people.

[@uwhenling]

Thank you for this video.

[@nerdsgt]

Thank you for the passion let's hope we can at least come together for this

[@boxerbrad7396]

As an AT&T employee, net neutrality would ruin emergency phone call. 911 calls would have to same importance as calling department store

[@Phant0m121]

Now an insightful person who believes throttling is going to happen would start their own company with the promise to maintain net neutrality and rake in all the customers

[@williestyle35]

I really wish that would become true. But this move takes away all the financial incentive to do anything other then charge consumers more for different "tiered pricing packages".

[@Shakti326]

Hey Spencer! Cool The Shawshank Redemption t-shirt.

[@terrybradford3727]

I almost expected the screen to go black during Dan's rant. this is scary.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Why would it go black? We have freedom of speech due to 1st ammendment.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

William Smith because of net neutrality

[@blastermaster5009]

It's like Spencer was saying, it will happen slowly. It's the frog in hot water analogy...if you just throw a frog into boiling water, it's just going to jump out; but if you put a frog in cold water and slowly turn up the heat, it will boil alive.

[@ayeewtasko2601]

When Spence says "IndiSpencible" ;)

[@zvonomirzuboronovic8662]

Dan for president of the internet.

[@nicholas.wblanchard8513]

This is an important issue !

[@dane7395]

Dan is my goddamn hero. That was a Captain America-level speech.

[@serskippa5058]

Agree with Dan 100%. This not a political issue it's a human rights and freedom of speech issue. Doesn't matter where you stand on politics we need to come together as a country to stop this

[@masasuzuki8841]

“MOOOOOOOMMM I can’t do my Home work” Mom:”Why not?” “We can’t pay for internet and I can’t do my paper.”

[@Storyteller2093]

Orwellian is how things kinda look now which is scary as heck I hope Congress works together and fix this

[@drpepperman2765]

Elizabeth Gamer23 congress will never work together. Welcome to the darkest timeline

[@blastermaster5009]

Revolution.

[@williestyle35]

Korg?

[@LaurenTheorist]

This really stresses me out...and I'm Canadian! :/

[@TristanCharran]

Ima go watch Fight Club for some cathartic release

[@blastermaster5009]

Tonight? We make soap.

[@heartsreveringchrist]

Can't believe we're going back to the stone ages of internet from 2015...

[@DenMoore84]

in the UK we have companies like Ofcom to stop the internet companies doing stuff like this and are closely monitored

[@centperk]

14:22 Dan's having a Braveheart moment!

[@JoseRodriguez-un2kc]

Im buying a 2tb hard drive tomorrow and download all my favorite videos and save them.

[@PatternRecsc2]

Who replaced Dan Murrell with that smooth-faced boy?

[@brianmchaney7473]

Uh... Don't you mean the FCC let go of the internet? The Internet was "FCC'ed" in 2015 when Net Neutrality was introduced.

[@eshna2012]

Spencer dropping the French Revolution references

[@eshna2012]

williestyle35 totally! I'm sick of eating all this cake! Lol!

[@FrancisXLord]

This was interesting timing. Few people are noticing this who might have listened, they're all out watching The Last Jedi.

[@deeya]

In video game commerce - to facilitate sales and trades between players (early MMO auction houses), expand customization options, 'enrich' playing experience. Someone back then must have said: "don't worry. This is as far as it'll go. It's purpose is to improve the gaming experience, not be detrimental towards it. Let's not assume the worst...."

[@gtaoceansprings]

I’m a conservative guy and have been emailing my representatives because net neutrality is 💯 needed!!!

[@timguenther9547]

Love your site. Will pay whatever cost to keep listening to your entertainment reviews. Real question. No trolling here. How did SJ News fare before this set of rules was created by the FCC TWO years ago when the companies had free reign to screw us with charges. Someone besides Spencer please, can tell me how you survived your early years. Side Note: As one who has lived through and survived plenty of unpopular politicians, Spencer almost immediately disqualified himself with his childish rant about politics in the first 3 minutes (guillotine, seriously?). One last thing. If gloom and doom doesn't happen, will you come back and address us and tell us why it didn't all go to hell. Thanks from a loyal watcher.

[@CreepyCoolPictures]

Ready Player One is all of a sudden incredibly relevant. We can’t sit on this, act!

[@Sonic171K]

I'm not paying.

[@SKITTLESJ023]

Things are bad when our government can't even reflect their people. The fact that millions were against this and was still repealed frightens me for the road ahead.

[@wazzup102]

I'm so sad. So many people already didn't listen and they probably still won't. I hate that people act like this is just not a big deal while it's THE HUGEST DEAL!

[@cruzmartinez666]

Go Dan!

[@sunsoulaevis]

We pay $20 a month for our internet, and it's pretty fast despite that price. It does drop out daily but for right now it is all we can afford until I get my dental surgery done and get a job in this city we just moved to. I can't imagine paying $70 a month, we used to pay $50 for a nightly throttled mess.

[@julieharden2433]

The repeal of Net Neutrality allows ISP (Internet Service Providers; AT&T, Spectrum, Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, etc...) to treat the internet like they treat cable channels. If you have cable from one of these companies, you are offered multiple packages, and each package contain different channels, each costing a different dollar amount. For example, you can chose the cheapest "Basic Cable" package, or you can upgrade for more money to add Showtime, or upgrade even more to add HBO. Further, some of these cable companies don't offer a particular channel or channels no matter how much you pay. Like when Time Warner stopped airing CBS or The Weather Channel because they couldn't come to an agreement. Or years ago when most cable companies didn't offer the NFL channel. These companies will now be able to do this with the internet - split the internet up into packages and charge different amounts for different packages. And, some may not offer certain websites or services at all because the two companies are competitors (Google and Amazon, for example). So not only will you be charged to access the internet, you will also be charged for the content you go to once your on the internet. This is bad for everybody but the big broadband companies. Some government regulation is good. This was an example of good government regulation., and the FCC who, I'm sure, is getting large sums of money from broadband company lobbyists to repeal Net Neutrality., are loving this. Always follow the money.

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

Huh.... I don't think it's hyperbole to say that this is the most important episode of SJ News ever.

[@somethingyouhave]

Johnson Johnson I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say this might be the most hyperbolic episode of SJ News ever.

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

@somethingyouhave Really? You don't think that all the stuff they were talking about couldn't happen that Net Neutrality is repealed? Wow, you're kinda in the minority here. I guess time will tell.

[@user-xb7uu9rn9v]

I love Dan. I'm not even American and I want to vote against this.

[@SilverAlaunt]

I think I heard that the FCC actually shut down the forum sometime yesterday (around noon-ish). It was like they planned to ignore the outcry from the offset and they opened the forum just to humor people.

[@GitShiddy]

I'm Canadian and still have Net neutrality but this shit is scary from my end. The two biggest influencers here are the UK & the US both of which are currently in political turmoil. Luckily we currently have a leader who has expressed distaste for the leaders of the aforementioned countries, but leaders change. And as much Canada seems caring with the amount of socialist ideals and things in place our current landscape regarding digital media is a triumvirate of government backed corporations who have consumers by the balls. We pay substantially more for the same digital services with less infrastructure, fewer protective laws, and a much slower to adapt government (predominantly because we have gov. funding for entertainment media networks). Precedent has been set here, I mean what Spencer described regarding the water analogy is very similar to how electricity is charged here (not all of Canada but most). Different rates at different times of the day to promote eco-friendly usage, which of course end results to higher bills and having to sit in the dark for several hours a day just to save money. Imagine that as your internet where at specific times of the day your speed would intentionally be reduced to not allow video streaming and you pay more, plus everything mentioned in this video as well. What really bothers me about this whole thing is the numerous stories about fraudulent influence sent to the FCC, numerous falsified accounts (many using real living peoples identities without permission) saying they are "pro" removing neutrality and in spite of this the vote wasn't pushed back? Some truly disturbing Orwellian hijinks have happened and continue to happen.

[@williestyle35]

Welcome to 2017. Orwellian hi-jinks are now the "new normal".

[@baldipsingh2550]

Sure

[@echedp8903]

I couldn't imagine living in the US and being in a constant war with my government to be treated like a human being.

[@81bhoke]

This seems real unbiased

[@yungjoemighty879]

DAN IS A HERO

[@luq7]

Thank you so much for these videos! This is so important and you formulate it so well. I am scared. The worst case is what is happening all the time these days.... we live in a dystopian scifi novel. Aldous, if you hear me: Stop writing this - it hurts!